Fenchurch Law continues global expansion plans with opening of new Istanbul office
Fenchurch Law, the leading international law firm for insurance policyholders and brokers, has expanded its specialist legal support to the wider Turkic region from its new hub in Istanbul.
Istanbul is an established (re)insurance hub, with particular expertise in Energy and Construction. The new Fenchurch Law office, serving territories across the Turkic and Balkan regions, will provide much needed legal support for policyholders and brokers.
The office is led by renowned Turkish-qualified lawyer, Çağlar Kaçar, who built his expertise during his tenure as an in-house lawyer at Marsh. He brings extensive experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector, having focused on supporting brokers and representing policyholders throughout his career before founding his own practice. His practice is uniquely positioned as a pro-policyholder firm, and his leadership combines sector knowledge, regulatory expertise, and strong broker relationships.
The opening of the Istanbul office comes a year after the launch of Fenchurch Law’s offices in Singapore and Denmark, and five months after forming a partnership with US law firm Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P,C. Fenchurch Law’s Istanbul office marks an important further milestone in the firm’s ongoing global expansion strategy.
Managing Partner at Fenchurch Law, David Pryce, commented: “As one of the major global insurance hubs, Istanbul is a natural new location for Fenchurch Law’s expansion, continuing our growth phase to level the playing field between policyholders and their insurers across the globe. Istanbul’s role in the Energy and Construction fields is especially interesting to us at Fenchurch Law, as we strengthen our established offerings in both sectors from our London, Copenhagen, and Singapore offices, and in the US alongside our colleagues at SDV. We could not think of a better individual than Çağlar Kaçar to lead this new hub, with his extensive sector knowledge and excellent reputation within the insurance ecosystem in the Turkic region.”
Çağlar Kaçar, new Regional Managing Partner commented: “Working and being associated with Fenchurch Law represents a natural continuation of my professional focus. Their work to support the policyholder in complex claims and high-value coverage disputes is something that I have focused on throughout my career, and I am pleased to be joining a team that prioritises the same mindset. Having worked in this region for many years, building strong broker relationships, and leading my own practice, I look forward to contributing to the development of this work here in such a dynamic and powerful insurance hub.”
Fenchurch Law expands into Scandinavia with Denmark office launch
Fenchurch Law, the award winning international law firm working exclusively for insurance policyholders and brokers, has announced plans to offer its specialist legal support across the Nordic region, with the launch of its new Denmark office.
The new office will be run by Morten Christensen, supported by his colleague Maria Bitsch, who have a combined 50 years of experience handling complex insurance and liability disputes across Scandinavia.
Morten brings with him extensive leadership expertise, having previously held the position of Co-Managing Partner, EMEA, at Kennedy’s and having also founded several independent specialist law firms. He has also been recognised as a leading individual by the Legal 500 for insurance in Denmark for the past 6 years. Maria also brings with her a deep understanding of the insurance industry, the broker sector, and reinsurance, having held senior legal positions at three of the top Danish insurance providers, including the Alm Brand Group.
This announcement coincides with the official opening of Fenchurch Law’s Singapore office and marks another major milestone in the firm’s ongoing global expansion strategy.
Senior Partner at Fenchurch Law, David Pryce, commented: “Today’s opening of our Singapore office, to serve policyholders across the APAC region, and the opening on 1st November of our Copenhagen office, to serve policyholders across the Nordic region, are key milestones towards achieving the firm’s purpose to level the playing field for policyholders globally. These office openings put us ahead of schedule to achieve our objective of having a presence in every region of the world by 2030.”
Morten Christensen, Managing Partner at Fenchurch Law DK, added: “We’re delighted to be joining Fenchurch Law to establish its presence in Scandinavia, and to be playing a key part in the firm’s growth around the world.
In my experience, I have often found that clients would have been better off with a representative who not only understands the law and the insurance industry but also exclusively stands on their side, which is exactly the type of support we will be offering them.”
Fenchurch Law announces key leadership changes as it enters next phase of growth
Fenchurch Law has announced that Joanna Grant has been appointed Managing Partner of the firm, with predecessor and founder David Pryce taking on new Senior Partner role, leading the firm’s expansion into Singapore. In addition, Daniel Robin will step into the role of Deputy Managing Partner.
Joanna Grant joined Fenchurch Law as Partner in 2016 and has since led the firm’s expert Construction and Property Risks team, advising clients on some of the most high-profile commercial insurance disputes in the UK. She steps into the role of Managing Partner following the 14-year tenure of founder and predecessor David Pryce. David now takes up the role of Senior Partner, where he will oversee the firm’s global expansion strategy, starting with the opening of its recently-announced Singapore office later this year.
Joining Joanna on the firm’s senior management team is the head of the firm’s Leeds Office Daniel Robin, who becomes Deputy Managing Partner, supporting and overseeing Fenchurch Law’s continued growth strategy in the UK market.
These leadership changes signify an exciting growth milestone for the firm, which has represented clients in some of the most high-profile and complex policy disputes in recent years, including Stonegate Pub Company’s Covid-19 Business Interruption (BI) claim, which remains the highest-value Covid-19-related BI claim to pass through the English courts.
This announcement also follows recent news that the firm has transitioned to an employee-owned business model through the launch of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), which saw 60% of its shares awarded to its people.
Fenchurch Law becomes one of the few female-led law firms in the UK.
David Pryce, Senior Partner at Fenchurch Law, commented: “It’s a hugely exciting time for Fenchurch Law, and I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved since our inception in 2010. I’m absolutely delighted that Joanna and Daniel will be leading the firm into its next stage of growth, as we look to expand our footprint even further.”
Joanna Grant, Managing Partner at Fenchurch Law, added: “I’m delighted to be leading the charge for Fenchurch Law in its ongoing mission to level the playing field for policyholders, with a particular focus on complex and high value coverage disputes in the UK.”
Daniel Robin, added: “I’m very proud to be able to support the further growth of Fenchurch Law and give even more policyholders in the UK access to the wealth of expertise we have across the team.”
Fenchurch Law announces Singapore expansion plans
Fenchurch Law, the UK’s leading firm working exclusively for insurance policyholders and brokers, plans to offer its specialist legal support outside of the UK for the first time, announcing plans for the opening of a new office in Singapore.
Through its new hub, Fenchurch Law will be working with policyholders and brokers from across Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region to provide first-class support on high value, complex, commercial insurance coverage disputes, as it has done in the London Market since 2010.
The firm’s international expansion follows the recent announcement that it had transitioned to an employee-owned business model through the launch of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), which saw 60% of its shares awarded to its people. Fenchurch Law will be the first EOT business to operate in Singapore.
Managing Partner at Fenchurch Law, David Pryce, commented: “As a purpose driven organisation, we exist in order to help level the playing field between policyholders and their insurers. This is a need that exists in all insurance markets around the world, and we’re delighted to be taking the first step in furthering our purpose internationally with the opening of our Singapore office."